2011 Update to the 2011 OPC 3 Hours
2011 Update to the 2011 OPC 3 hours
Tuesday 8:30 to 11:30
This course will review updates to the 2011 Ohio Plumbing Code.
Instructor: Mario DiFranco
All except EPE, ESI
2012 ICC Commercial Kitchen Hoods3 hours
Sunday 1:00 to 4:00
This course focuses on commercial kitchen hood system installation.
Instructor: Jerry Flanik
All Certifications
2012 IMC Update3 hours
Monday 1:00 to 4:00
This course will review the 2012 IMC updates incorporated into the Ohio Mechanical Code.
Instructor: Jerry Flanik
BO, MPE, MechPE, BI, MI, RBO, RPE, RBI, RMI
2015 IBC Mixed Occupancies3 hours
Tuesday 8:30 to 11:30
This course reviews the changes within the 2015 IBC in relation to mixed occupancies.
Instructor: John Gibson, ICC
BO, MPE, BI
2015 IBC Update3 hours
Tuesday 1:00 to 4:00
This course reviews the changes within the 2015 IBC.
Instructor: John Gibson, ICC
BO, MPE, BI, FPI
A Greater Understanding of 3 hours
Historic Buildings
Monday 1:00 to 4:00
This course discusses the following topics: Why are historic buildings getting more attention?; What is the review process at the State Historic Preservation Office; Secretary of the Interiors Standards for Rehabilitation; Local Design Review; ADA IS compatible with historic buildings; and Giving your historic building owners the proper review process.
Instructor: Robert Vilkas, Mariangela Pfister, Nathan Bevil, Justin Cook
All except ESI, NRIUI, RIUI
Air for Combustion & Ventilation 2 hour
of Natural Gas Appliances
Tuesday 10:00 to 12:00
This course reviews the combustion and ventilation requirements for natural gas appliances.
Instructor: Don MacBride, Dominion East Ohio
All except EPE, ESI
Complaints, Investigations &3 hours
Building Department Support
Tuesday 1:00 to 4:00
This course is designed to help certification holders understand how their actions play a key part in the operation and the public’s perception of a certified building department. Administrative code sections and case studies are reviewed to identify enforcement behaviors that undermine the credibility of a department, and the remedies offered which focus on certification maintenance, best practices, and support resource made available by the Board.
Instructor: Rob Johnson, Assistant Architect Administrator, BBS
All Certifications
Condensed Study of Fireplaces, 3 hour
Wood & Coal Heaters
Tuesday1:00 to 4:00
This course reviews the code installation requirements of fireplaces, wood heaters, & coal heaters.
Instructor: Robert Bures
BO, MPE, BI, FPI, MI, NRIUI, RBO, RPE, RBI, RIUI
Continuous Load Path: Beyond 2 hours
the Basics of Wood Construction
Tuesday 8:00 to 10:00
This course will focus on key framing connection points in a continuous load path, as well as properly installing metal connectors to make those framing connections. This course will also include a tour of Simpson Strong-Tie's manufacturing facility and test lab, where you will witness a live product test.
Instructor: Greg Wujcik, Territory Manager, Simpson Strong-Tie
BO, MPE, BI, RBO, RPE, RBI
CPVC Wet Sprinkler Systems for 3 Hours
NFPA 13, 13R & 13D
Monday1:00 to 4:00
This course will review the proper techniques for CPVC fire sprinkler systems.
Instructor: Tom Rauenswinder, Spears Manufacturing Co.
BO, MPE, PPE, BI, FPI, MI, RBO, RPE, RBI
Ethics for Ohio
Tuesday 8:30 to 10:30
This Ohio Ethics Law session provides timely information regarding the Ohio Ethics Commission and about restrictions in the Ohio Ethics Law and related statues. These laws and restrictions pertain to all public sector employees and private sectors parties who are regulated or do business with public offices.
Instructor: Susan Willeke
All certifications
Fire Alarm System & Smoke Alarm 3 hoursRequirements for Residential Occupancies
Monday 1:00 to 4:00
This course will review fire and smoke alarm requirements in residential occupancies and their application through “real world” scenarios.
Instructor: Debbie Ohler, P.E., BBS Staff Engineer
BO, MPE, BI, FPI,NRIUI, RBO, RPE, RBI, RIUI
Fire Door Systems a Guide 5 hour
to Code Compliance
Tuesday 8:30 to 3:00 (includes the lunch break)
This seminar reviews fundamental principles found in the OBC as they pertain to the use of the fire walls, their openings and opening protectives. These core issues are: definition of the fire walls, elevators and elevator lobbies, exit access separation, vertical opening separation, occupancy separation, corridor separation, smoke compartmentation, and the use of smoke barriers.
Instructor: David Dodge, McKeon Door
BO, MPE, BI, FPI, RBO, RPE
Health Care Facilities4 hours
Tuesday 1:00 to 5:00
This course reviews the requirements of the 2014 NEC for wiring methods and materials in health care facilities.
Instructor: Sam Cronk, Ohio Certificate Renewal
BO, MPE, EPE, ESI, RBO, RPE
Inspector Skills 6 hours
Tuesday 8:30 to 4:00(includes the lunch break)
This course addresses the necessary soft skill for success as an inspector, building official, and plan reviewer – those non-technical traits and behaviors that enhance building department personnel’s ability to interact with others and to successfully carry out their job duties. Each attendee will receive a copy of the ICC book.
Inspector Skills.
Instructor: Jerry Flanik
All Certifications
Legal Aspects of Code Enforcement 3 hours
Monday 1:00 to 4:00
This course will prepare the code official with the legal aspects of code enforcement
Instructor: Bob Schutz, PE
Maintaining the Integrity of 3 hours
Fire Rated Construction
Monday 1:00 to 4:00
Tuesday 8:30 to 11:30 (repeat)
This course reviews maintaining the fire ratings of construction.
Instructor: Jeff Molchan
All Certifications
Navigating the Product Certification3 hours
Maze-Understanding the Product
Testing & Certification Process
Monday 1:00 to 4:00
This course is an overview of the product testing and certification process, the relationship between codes and standards, and the role that third-party agencies and AHJ play in ensuring that installed products will not endanger public safety.
Instructor: Lisa Reilheld, US Mark Awareness Manager, CSA Group
All Certifications
OBC Chapter 1 2 hours
Monday 9:00 to 11:00
This course will review the changes to the certification, BBS product approval, and special inspections process.
Instructor: Steve Regoli, Senior Staff, BBS
All Certifications
Residential Wiring4 hours
Monday 1:00 to 5:00
This course reviews the requirements of the 2014 NEC for residential wiring methods and materials.
Instructor: Sam Cronk, Ohio Certificate Renewal
BO, MPE, EPE, ESI, RBO, RPE
Review of IFGC for Safe Installation 3 hour
of Natural Gas Piping & Appliances
Monday 1:00 to 4:00
This course reviews natural gas piping and appliance code requirements for safe installation and operation.
Instructor: Don MacBride, Dominion East Ohio
All except EPE, FPI, ESI
Wood use in the IBC & Recognition3 hours
Of Fire-Retardant Treated Wood
Tuesday 1:00 to 4:00
This presentation takes an in-depth look at fire-retardant treated wood (FRTW) as well as untreated wood, focusing on FRTW characteristics, properties and performance in a fire, standards and building code requirements. Occupancy Classifications as well as heights and areas will also be covered.
Instructor: Jim Gogolski, Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc.
All except MechPE, MI, PI, ESI, RPI, RMI